Improvement in cartridge-shell ejectors fofi revolving fire-arms



UNITED STATES PATENT rrrcn.

GILBERT H. HARRINGTON, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARTRIDGE-SHELL EJECTORS FOR REVLVING FIRE-ARMSl Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l ILSM, dated February 7, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GILBERT H. EARRING- TON, of the city and county of Worcester, in the State ot` Massachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Cartridge-Shell Ejector for Revolving Fire-Arms; and I do hereby ,dcclaro that the following-is n full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

This invention relates to revolvers which are loaded from the rear of the cylinder and catch providedjtherel'or on the front of the frame.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view ol' a pistol having my ejector applied, showing;` the latter as operated to eject a shell. Fig. 2 is a similar view, partially in section, showing the ejector locked-under the barrel; and Fig. 3 is an'end view of the same, showing the ejector in the same position as it is in Fig. l.

.Similar letters ol' reference indicate correspending parts in all the figures.

To enable others skilled in the art to' make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation with reference to thc drawings.

The barrel A, frame B, cylinder (l, and the lock of the pistol are of ordi-nary construction. Formed longitudinally in the right side of the frame B and the recoil-shield b, immediately behind the cylinder, is a' recess, c, through which the cartridges are introduced to the chambers e e ot' the cylinder, and their shells ejected after their charges have been exploded.

P is the center-pin, the front portion of which extends forward beyo /th'e frame along the under side og. arrel, and has formed on its outervend a lug-like projection,

d, which is secured to the barrel by a screw, S, that serves to hold the pin in its place in the cylinder and frame, and also to keep the extended front portion of the pin rigid.

E is the ejector, consisting of a pin having at its front end a socket, l, which is fitted to slide easily upon the portion of the centerpin P in front ol' the cylinder. The main portion of this pin E is straight and parallel with the bore of the socket I, and is ot a length suicient to enable it to pass 'the front portion of the frame and extend nearly through the chambers e e of the cylinder. It is of a size to pass easily into the said chambers, and the distance between its center andthe center of sockctl is equal to tho distance of the center of the chambers l'roni the center of the cylinder. The ejector thus constructed and applied to the center-pin is free to swing and slide thereon. In the point or rear extremity ofthe ejector is a slight recess, j, for tho reception of the rounded end of a springcatch, f, which is provided in the front portieri of the frame B under the center-pin. This catch f consists of u short pin, which is pressed forward by la. spring, i, inserted behind it into n hole, g, drilled in the frame for its reception. The catch f is kept in position by a pin, p, which is inserted transversely through the frame and through a notch iny the said catch.

When the ejector is not in use it is slid forward on tho center-pin and turned down to bring it'opposite the catch f, which enters the recess in its point and locks it.

To eject the cartridge-shells the hammer is drawn to halfcock in order to release the cylinder and permit it to be turned by hand, and the ejector is swung aside and pushed back into the several chambers, one after' the other, as they are successively brought opposite the recesso in the frame, and theempty shells are thereby ejected. 4

IWhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters -Patent, is-4 The-ejector E, having a swinging and slid` ing movement around a forward extension of the center-pin P, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

GILBERT H. HARRINGTON. Witnesses:

- E. B. STODDARD, E. L. FREEMAN. 

